Ingestible dry microorganism preparations

Claim 1

A METHOD OF PREPARING A STORABLE LIVE MICROORGANISM PREPARATION WHICH CAN BE DIRECTLY INGESTED AND IN WHICH THE MICROORGANISMS ARE FREED IN THE INTESTINE OF THE PERSON INGESTING THE SAME, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF INTRODUCING DRY LYOPHILIZED LIVING MICROORGANISMS OF THE INTESTINAL FLORA AND BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHOLLUS, LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS AND ESCHERICHIA COIL AND HAVING A MOISTURE CONTENT OF 0.1 TO 1% BY WEIGHT ALONG WITH AT LEAST ONE NON-TOXIC WATER ABSORBING SUBSTANCE BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF LACTOSE ANHYDRIDE, SILICA GEL, ACTIVATED CARBON, ALUMINUM OXIDE, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, CELLULOSE, TYLOSE, MAGNESIUM CARBONATE, MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, MAGNESIUM TRISLICATE, ALKALINE EARTH METAL CARBONATES, OXIDES AND HYDROXUDES, KISSELGUHR, BARITE AND BENTONITE AND ALSO ALONG WITH AT LEAST ONE DRY SUBSTANCE ADAPTED IN THE PRESENCE OF MOISTURE TO ACT AS A NUTRIENT FOR SAID MICROORGANISM AND BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF LACTOSE, DEXTROSE, POWDERED SKIMMED MILK, ASCORBIC ACID, TYLOSE, LIVER EXTRACT, YEAST EXTRACT AND PLACENTA POWDER INTO A DRY CAPSULE ADAPTED TO BE DISSOLVED IN THE INTESTINE AND HAVING A MAXIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT OF 1% BY WEIGHT UNDER VACUUM IN THE PRESENCE OF PHOSPHROUS PENTOXIDE WHILE EXCLUDING ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; FURTHER DRYING SAID CAPSULE CONTAINING SAID MICROORGANISMS; AND ENCLOSING SAID DRY ENTERIC CAPSULE CONTAINING SAID MICROORGANISMS IN A MOISTURE-PROOF CONTAINER.